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Eric Gales recalls Stevie Ray Vaughan asking him for an autograph when he was just 15 years old
By Sam Roche published
“I told him my name was Eric Gales and he said, ‘I'm very aware of who you are!’”

30 left-handed guitarists who flipped the instrument on its head
By Jenna Scaramanga published
We chart some of the most inspiring southpaws to ever pick up a six-string

Eric Gales and Devon Allman to host two-night Albert King tribute concert with Gibson Gives
By Matt Owen published
The event will also benefit the National Blues Museum, which has appointed Gales as the newest member of its board of directors

Watch Eric Gales and Carlos Santana share the stage at the 1994 Woodstock Festival
By Matt Owen published
A young Gales featured alongside his godfather for a blistering five-minute performance, which included all the hallmarks of what would become his own brand of blues

Eric Gales: “I could just look at a guitar and almost start crying! I have never been more in touch with myself than I am now”
By Andy Aledort published
The undisputed champ of electric blues guitar unpacks the styles and inspirations behind his latest album, the Joe Bonamassa-produced tour-de-force aptly titled Crown

Watch Eric Gales and Joe Bonamassa treat an intimate Memphis crowd to a 13-minute, dueling solo-fueled I Want My Crown
By Jackson Maxwell published
Gales invited his friend – and fellow blues guitar maestro – to the stage at the release party for his new, Bonamassa and Josh Smith-produced album, Crown

Eric Gales marks the release of his highly-anticipated album, Crown, with powerful new Stand Up music video
By Jackson Maxwell published
Gales opens the deeply personal video with a dedication to "anyone who has ever felt discriminated against"

Eric Gales, one of the greatest electric guitar players on the planet, reveals he actually prefers playing acoustic
By Matt Owen published
The bluesman says he has a whole acoustic double album in reserve that will "take the world by storm"
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